VandervoortAR
A town of 117, settled in 1898.
Is Vandervoort a good place to live?
Vandervoort’s average trip to work is 44 minutes, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 21 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Vandervoort. Vandervoort has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
117 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Vandervoort: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vandervoort, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Vandervoort.
The schools Vandervoort’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Cossatot River School District. Vandervoort’s only public school teaches 170 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cossatot River Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–2 | Grades K–2 | 170 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Vandervoort: mild winters and hot summers
Vandervoort’s typical July afternoon high stands at 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Vandervoort has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Vandervoort comes to 67 of 100, near the Arkansas town median (66 of 100) and above the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). FEMA puts 52% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to tornadoes. One declared disaster, in 2000, has brought federal aid to Vandervoort households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Vandervoort report frequent mental distress than in the typical Arkansas or U.S. town
Only 6 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Vandervoort. For adults locally, the share who feel lonely is 38%. Against the Arkansas average, Vandervoort comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 16.
| Vandervoort | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 20% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 25% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Vandervoort | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.2% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 22.8% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Greasy Jackson Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Vandervoort
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Vandervoort; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Vandervoort residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
About Vandervoort
Town in Arkansas, United States
Vandervoort is a town in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Vandervoort had a population of 115. The place is named in honor of the mother of an important early-20th-century railway financier, Jan de Goeijen. Her maiden name was Van der Voort.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,079 ft
- ZIP code
- 71972
- Area code
- 870
Questions about Vandervoort
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vandervoort, AR a good place to live?
Vandervoort has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.